Halimi Fades the World to Double Up
Level 21
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Rony Halimi shoved his last 53,000 from early position and Sergei Petrushevskii went over the top.
Rony Halimi: 
Sergei Petrushevskii: 
Halimi was barely ahead with his ace but the 
gave Petrushevskii a flush draw, which had Halimi visibly nervous and crouching over the table.
The 
also gave his opponent a straight draw and the whole table was enjoying the major sweat.
The river was the 
and much of the table was shocked that Halimi was able to fade all the outs and get back to a bit over 12 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
131,000
87,500
|
87,500 |
|
126,000
35,000
|
35,000 |